In fact, Harry and Ronald were not the only victims of Umbridge at Hogwarts.

In the early morning of the next day, when the sun shone on the glass windows of the auditorium, the little wizards were enjoying breakfast.

Suddenly, the noise from the foyer broke the peaceful atmosphere.

The students who had finished their meal poured out of the auditorium one after another, curiously exploring the source of the sound.

They passed the wide and stately marble staircase and found that the foyer was completely surrounded.

The students formed a large circle, with shock written all over their faces, and some even showed fear.

In the center of the circle, Professor Trelawney appeared in front of everyone in a very unusual posture.

She was sitting on an overturned suitcase, clutching her wand in one hand and an empty wine bottle in the other.

Her hair stood up messily, and her glasses were skewed, making one of her eyes look much larger than the other. The countless scarves and shawls hanging around her body gave her a look of desolation and desolation. Feel.

In addition to the box she was sitting on, there was another box standing upside down next to it, as if it had rolled down the stairs.

"No!" she screamed, her voice full of unacceptable pain, "This can't happen... It's impossible... I refuse to accept this reality!"

"You didn't expect this, did you, Professor Trelawney?"

At this moment, Umbridge's high-pitched, girl-like voice sounded, with a hint of mocking pride: "Although you can't even predict tomorrow's weather, you should still realize that your behavior during my lectures Being really bad and not improving after that will definitely get you fired.

Professor Trelawney's screams stopped suddenly, and she seemed to be hit by Umbridge's words.

At this moment, Professor McGonagall squeezed out of the crowd and walked straight to Professor Trelawney. He patted her back with a firm and strong hand, took out a large handkerchief from his robe and handed it to Professor Trelawney. Professor Lelawney.

"Okay, okay, Sybill..." At this time, Professor McGonagall's voice was unexpectedly gentle and calm... Grab your nose, things are not as bad as you think... You're not leaving Hogwarts..."

In the past, Professor McGonagall always maintained respect for other professors and almost never judged them easily, except for Professor Trelawney who often showed dissatisfaction.

But this time, when Professor Trelawney fell into a desperate situation, Professor McGonagall showed a completely different attitude. He did not say any blame or sarcasm at all, but was the first to come out to comfort the other person, his face full of compassion.

"Oh, really, Professor McGonagall?" Umbridge took a few steps forward and said viciously, "Whose...?"

However, a deep and powerful voice interrupted her:

"I~". "

Everyone looked back and saw Professor Dumbledore walking slowly. He looked down at Professor Trelawney, who was sitting on the box with tears on his face and trembling all over. A trace of pity flashed in his eyes.

He turned to Professor Umbridge and said in a calm but firm tone:

"Ms. Umbridge, as the senior investigating officer, you certainly have the right to fire my teachers. However, I'm afraid you don't have the right to expel them from the castle. This right——"

He bowed politely, "Still belongs to the Headmaster. I hope Professor Trelawney can continue to live at Hogwarts."

Professor Trelawney heard Dumbledore's words and laughed excitedly, with sobs in his voice.

She seemed to have found support, with hope shining in her eyes.

However, Professor Umbridge has no plans to stop there. A proud smile appeared on her face, as if she already had a chance to win:

"Please forgive me, Headmaster Dumbledore. Although I do not have the power to prohibit you from allowing her to stay in the school, as the new deputy headmaster, I think I have similar power. I can act as deputy headmaster again every time you allow her to stay. The identity ordered her to leave Hogwarts. It seems we need to compete to see who is more patient?"

Speaking of this, a proud smile appeared on her toad face, which made people feel sick.

"You...you can't do this!"

Professor Trelawney howled, tears gushing out from behind the big lenses like a flood, "You...you can't just drive me away! I'm already here..." I have been here for sixteen full years!...Hogwarts is my home!"

"This was your home,"

Umbridge coldly interrupted Professor Trelawney's cry, her voice was high-pitched and harsh,

"But now, the Minister of Magic has signed your dismissal order. Please leave this hall immediately. Your presence embarrasses us.

Professor McGonagall then followed Trelawney closely, and she shouted to Umbridge without fear:

"For Merlin's sake, Umbridge, you have fired her for your power, can't you be fair and let her stay?"

Umbridge laughed contemptuously, looking away from Dumbledore and looking at Professor McGonagall:

"I thought that as an old professor of Hogwarts, you would come to the middle of the hall and have something to say in front of all the teachers and students of the school. I didn't expect that you would say such vulgar words!"

Professor McGonagall stared at Umbridge with wide eyes.

Umbridge suddenly lifted up his skirt and bowed slightly to the crowd around him.

Her voice rose an octave, as if she wanted everyone present to hear her words clearly:

"I have something to say, please listen carefully. Professor McGonagall, since you mentioned fairness to me, then I will talk to you about fairness bit by bit.

"As we all know, first-year students are not allowed to join the Quidditch team. This is the historical rule of Hogwarts school."

Umbridge's voice echoed in the hall, and the little wizards looked surprised.

They didn't know why Umbridge would suddenly say this.

Only Hermione in the crowd changed her expression.

Umbridge continued: "I believe everyone still remembers what happened four years ago, right? At that time, poor Neville Longbottom had an accident during flying lessons and was rushed to the school doctor by Mrs. Hooch. In that case In order to maintain order in the school and ensure the safety of students, Mrs. Hooch specifically stipulates that no one is allowed to touch the broomstick after she leaves."

The little wizards didn't know why Umbridge suddenly talked about what happened four years ago.

"We all know that after that, two little wizards in the class violated this rule, but that's not the point.

She paused, glanced at everyone present, and then continued:

"The key point is that Professor McGonagall, who has always been known for his fairness, not only did not give Mr. Harry Potter the punishment he deserved after he clearly violated Mrs. Hooch's rules, but instead used the excuse to let Gryffindor win the House Cup." Then Harry went to Headmaster Dumbledore. She asked the Headmaster to make an exception and allow Harry Potter, who was a first-year student and had only taken one flying lesson, to join Gryffindor's Quidditch team."

Umbridge's words were full of sarcasm, "|| Professor McGonagall seemed to have never considered whether the young Harry Potter could ensure his own safety when competing with other senior students on the field. Why did she do this? Because Is she a Quidditch fan? Or is it because she's Head of Gryffindor?"

Her words resonated with many young wizards present.

The Gryffindor little lions all agreed with Professor McGonagall's actions, thinking that she was thinking about the honor of the school and the interests of Gryffindor:

And more people questioned her approach, believing that she indeed violated the school's regulations and the principle of fairness.

Without giving anyone a chance to respond, Umbridge continued:

"What's worse is that as the principal, Dumbledore is exactly the same as Professor McGonagall in this regard. Not only did he not uphold the school rules set by the school, but he agreed to Professor McGonagall's unreasonable suggestion. What's more, after obtaining the agreement, , Professor McGonagall bought Harry Potter a Nimbus 2000 in order to get around the school rule that 'first-year students are not allowed to bring their own broomsticks' - at that time, it was the only one among the four college teams. A state-of-the-art broom.”

After saying that, she looked around again and was surprised to find that many people had expressions of shock and anger, so she added fuel to the fire:

"Has Professor McGonagall ever considered fairness in this matter?"

Her voice became more and more high-pitched and inflammatory, "How is it fair for other first-year students and previous students to do what she (Zhao Zhao) did? We cannot do it because of Harry · Mr. Potter’s special talent is to wantonly violate the school’s rules and principles of fairness. If we all act like this, the order and discipline of Hogwarts will be completely destroyed!”

As she said this, she changed the subject and pointed the finger at Harry Potter.

"And our Mr. Harry Potter, under the wrong guidance of Professor McGonagall, also learned double standards.

She made sarcastic remarks about Harry,

"He himself could use Nimbus 2000 with peace of mind, but he was very dissatisfied when the Slytherin Academy team was equipped with the more advanced Nimbus 2001. He even tried to inquire about the relevant regulations to stop the normal behavior of Slytherin Academy - obviously that It's just an arms race between the Slytherins to counter his broomsticks that are ahead of the rest."

"It can be seen from this that the wrong guidance method will have a terrible negative impact on students' character."

Umbridge sighed at the end, as if he was worried about Harry Potter's future, "Under the influence of such a teacher, Harry Potter's character has become worse and worse. Now in order to attract other people's attention, he has begun to lie - lie It’s said that the mysterious man is back! What a terrible thing!”

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